Women Teachers in Pennsylvania: Pay, Gap, and Numbers
Elementary teaching is 74% female; pay pressures differ sharply by state and district funding. This page applies Pennsylvania’s overall wage environment to the national BLS median earnings for teachers to estimate the state-level pay gap.
Earnings estimate — Elementary Teachers in Pennsylvania
Methodology: The state pay gap is estimated by applying Pennsylvania’s overall female-to-male earnings ratio adjustment (-3.8% vs national) to the national BLS median for female teachers. See Pay Gap Lookup for interactive comparison.
National baseline
Pennsylvania context
Pennsylvania’s overall women-to-men earnings ratio is 80.6%, ranking #31 of 51 US jurisdictions on pay equity. 30.1% of the state legislature is women (CAWP 2024); 4 women from Pennsylvania serve in the 119th US Congress. No woman has been elected governor of Pennsylvania.
Other professions in Pennsylvania
Women teachers in neighboring & key states
Related pages
Frequently asked
What is the median salary for female teachers in Pennsylvania?
Estimated at $60,767 per year, derived from the BLS national median for female teachers ($63,180) adjusted by Pennsylvania’s overall wage environment (-3.8% vs national).
What is the pay gap for teachers in Pennsylvania?
Estimated at 11.5%, or about $7,873 per year per worker at the median. This applies the state-level wage environment to the national BLS profession gap.
How does Pennsylvania compare nationally on pay equity?
Pennsylvania ranks #31 of 51 US jurisdictions on the overall female-to-men earnings ratio (Census ACS S2001).
What BLS occupation code applies here?
25-2021 (SOC, Standard Occupational Classification, 2018 revision). See BLS CPS Table 39 for the current national median weekly earnings.
Are these numbers adjusted for experience?
No — these are state-level medians across all experience levels. Use the Pay Gap Lookup tool for experience-adjusted estimates.